Facility Security Officer

About the role

The Battelle Chantilly, VA Facility Security Officer (FSO) supervises the operation of multiple classified facilities and provides security support across three Battelle locations in Chantilly and Crystal City. This position ensures security measures are effectively implemented to safeguard unclassified and classified national security information managed by Battelle under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), Intelligence Community (IC) requirements, and applicable government directives.

Responsibilities

• Interprets government security regulations and applies them as necessary to the security program through the establishment of procedures and interaction with staff to ensure awareness and compliance.
• Routinely meets with facility and program managers to discuss various client contractual needs.
• Oversees security support for multiple clients and programs, ensuring contractual security requirements are understood, implemented, monitored, and maintained for compliance and audit readiness.
• Serves as a liaison with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Intelligence Community (IC) customers, DARPA, and other U.S. Government agencies for security compliance matters at on-site and off-site locations.
• Responsible for security program self-inspections, audit preparation, and corrective action readiness related to DCSA and other U.S. Government agency inspections.
• Provides ISSO auditing support and back-up ISSO responsibilities as needed, including review of security documentation, audit artifacts, system compliance evidence, and corrective action tracking.
• Completes investigations into security incidents and filing the required reports to government agencies.
• Develops and presents security briefings that include new staff security orientation, initial security clearance, refresher security clearance, and contract/topic specific briefings as needed.
• Oversees classified document control functions.
• Conducts inventories as needed and educates staff on the proper marking and handling procedures.
• Maintain proficiency in all security applications such as the Defense Information System for Security (DISS), Security Information Management System (SIMS), Electronic questionnaires for Investigations Processing (eQIP), or similar government systems; client specific databases, Lenel, ADT, and Communications Security (COMSEC) equipment.
• Manage the security aspects of contracts and subcontracts for classified programs.
• Review contractual documents such as statement of work, DD 254, and classification guides and other related contract parts to ensure consistent application of security requirements.
• Issue subcontract DD254s to flow down the security requirements to a subcontractor.
• Liaison with client and subcontractor security staff to resolve contracting and subcontracting security issues.
• Advise Program staff and managers on contractual security requirements.
• Maintains required records per government regulations.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree
• Requires 5 years of relevant and successful CSSO, CPSO or FSO experience
• Current Top Secret/SCI security clearance eligibility
• Functional knowledge of governing regulations; NISPOM (32 CFR, Part 117), ISLs, and ICDs
• Strong working knowledge of DCSA and IC security requirements, policies, inspection expectations, and compliance practices.

Benefits

• Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.
• Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
• Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Pay

$97,800 - $139,400 per year, in addition to our comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule

Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.